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▪ I. ka-ching, n. and int.
Brit. |kəˈtʃɪŋ|, U.S. |kəˈtʃɪŋ|
Forms: 19– ca-ching, 19– cha-ching, 19– ka-ching, 19– ker-ching[chiefly Brit.]
[Imitative. Compare ker- prefix.]
A. n. The sound made by a (mechanical) cash register when it rings up a sale. Freq. allusively, implying the acquisition of (large amounts of) money.
1980News (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Oct. d6/4 The ca-ching of the brass-plated cash register conjures up the time when beers were a nickel. 1993Guardian (Nexis) 1 May 70 Shed a tear for the old days, when your purchase was celebrated with a satisfying ker-ching from the cash register. 1996Face Sept. 128/3 The ker-ching of box-office tills. 2001Time 3 Dec. 20 Briefly, deliriously, it seemed like old times, as a surprisingly hearty ka-ching kicked off the holiday shopping season.
B. int. Indicating the acquisition of (large amounts of) money; expressing happiness at such an acquisition; (also more generally) expressing celebration of or happiness at an achievement.
1986San Francisco Chron. 23 Nov. (Datebook section) 30/3 Sammy wanted to be there, too—ka-ching, ka-ching-ching—but Wayne [Newton] said, ‘No, not now, not when I'm trying to win my $15 billion libel suit.’ 1991Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 31 Oct. b5 Every time the New Orleans Saints score a touchdown, the crowd roars, ‘Cha-Ching!’ 1994Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 26 Jan. c1 So how much I make there? Ten thousand bucks? Ka-ching! 1996D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 245, Two points, right in there, ka-ching. 2004Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 15 Feb. b6 Total amount bundled by lobbyists? At least $6.5 million this time around. Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Ka-ching.
▪ II. ka-ching, v.
Brit. |kʌˈtʃɪŋ|, U.S. |kəˈtʃɪŋ|
Forms: 19– ca-ching, 19– cha-ching, 19– ka-ching, 19– ker-ching
[‹ ka-ching n.]
intr. Of a (mechanical) cash register: to make the sound ‘ka-ching’, to ring up a sale; (hence) to make (large amounts of) money.
1991Atlanta Constit. 20 Nov. e1/6 The throaty jeers..have been replaced by a new fan noise: cha-ching, the sound of another win being stashed into the victory cash register. To hear the loyal fans talk, the Saints just might keep cha-chinging all the way to Super Bowl XXVI. 1999Esquire July 35/3 Live-action musicals are as dead as the dodo, but animated ones have made Disney's cash registers ka-ching for well over a decade. 2001Washington Post 8 Aug. c1/6 (heading), The Best Seller. Novelist James Patterson Knows How to Make a Book Ka-Ching. |